Thursday, April 30, 2009

All Porked Out?

We love the other white meat. Oftentimes more so than we love the original white meat. A while back, we mentioned our eagerness to visit Porchetta, fancy wholesome purveyor of the other white meat.

We had some time on our hands yesterday, so we went for lunch. It was overwhelming, but not in that completely positive, twinkle in our eyes sort of way. More in the, wow, this is just TOO MUCH. It was a little...dare we say it...too much pork for us.

Nonetheless, for what it is, for what it advertises, and for what it is trying to be, it is quite good. We suggest you go and check out Porchetta's oinkers yourself and let us know what you think. Is it too much of a good thing, not enough of a good thing, or just right?

http://www.porchettanyc.com

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bobby Flay on Burgers



The Burger Joint? Really? Proof that once again, Fobby Blay doesn't know crap about food, but the map might come in handy when you're heading out of town...

also: highly entertaining fark comments rebutting their choices can be found here

Friday, April 17, 2009

The Fifth Third Burger


It's made with five patties plus chili, American cheese, nacho cheese, tortilla chips, salsa, lettuce, tomato and sour cream — all piled on an 8-inch bun.

The mammoth meal weighs more than 4 pounds.

This monster of a burger is called the Fifth Third burger. It has five 1/3-pound patties of beef.

It's the caloric equivalent of nine Big Macs.

This is a burger that's so big, it has to be served in a pizza box with an open top.

CNN lists five burger joints worth visiting


Five tasty burger joints worth visiting

Double or...nothing?


NY Magazine breaks down the best double patty burger joints in NYC:
http://www.nymag.com/restaurants/features/55484

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

An Eggcellent Sandwich

Happy Easter! Check out Kitchen Adventures instructions for making a pretty amazing fried egg sandwich:

http://girlymae.vox.com/library/post/guest-blog-the-great-fried-egg-sandwich.html

Burger Series 18: Kingswood

We meet at Kingswood this month.

The Aussie restaurant/bar/lounge earned a place on Adam Platt's Where to Eat 2008 list and garnered a 2008 Best of NY's Best Bar Meal shout out. This is what Adam Platt has to say about the $15 (yes, $15!!!) burger:

In accordance with the fashion of the day, the menu also features a cheeseburger so imposing it prompted one excitable hamburger loon at my table to exclaim, "I'm going to have to take my jacket off to eat this burger!" The Ruby's Bronte Burger comes with a tangle of truffle fries, is dressed with a slab of melted Gruyere and a carefully arranged fan of avocado, and is, for the record, quite excellent. Indeed, what separates this newly popular, casually themed restaurant from the rabble of other newly popular, casually themed restaurants in town is the polished quality of the cooking...

Please let us know if you'll be able to make it so we can make a reservation with the right numbers. We hope to see you there.

- The Burger Series

Mona Greasa

An entirely new use for (poor) burgers....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NndPyWDnK34

Friday, April 10, 2009

3-Star Michelin chef creates a signature burger

It's a sign of the times when 3-star Michelin chefs start cranking out signature burgers, but that's what Cyril Renaud of Fleur de Sel has done at his new downmarket venture, Bar Breton. The food reviews are mixed (mostly on the mediocre side), but the burger review doesn't sound bad.

http://nymag.com/restaurants/reviews/55656/